Machine for- making



(No Model.) 4 SheetS Sheet 1.

J. ERIEDELL & L. W. LITGH.

MACHINE FOR- MAKING BOX-TOES AND STIPFENERS FOR BOOTS 0R SHOES.

No. 337,082. Patented Mar. 2, 1886.

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(No Model.) 4 Sheets Sdieet 2.

J. H. RIEDELL & L. W. LITGH.

MACHINE FOR MAKING BOX TOES AND 'STIFFENERS FOR BOOTS 0R SHOES.

No. 337,082. Patented Mar. 2, 1886.

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J. H. RIEDELL & L.,W. LITGH.

I MACHINE FOR MAKING BOX TOBS AND STIFFENERS FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

No. 337,082. 1 a Patented Mar. 2, 1886.

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J. H. RIE DELL & L. w. LITOH.

MACHINE FORMAKING BOX TOES AND STIFFBNERS FOR BOOTS OR SHOES.

No. 337,082. Patented Mar. 2', 1886.

tical guides g, in which is fitted to slide 5 plunger, 1, having atitslowerend across-head, m, to which are aiiixed a male unchlu die, .11, (formed to co-operate with t elem! 0 die k,)a male forming-die, 0, which cooperates with a female forming-die, p, in the frame of the machine under the rot'ativeplate c, and the air of punches or perforators q g. which are adapted to form theperforationsq'q'in the boxtoe, as shown in Fig. 9. Said diesaud punches are so arranged that at each descent of the cross-head m the dies n and o and the punches q q will act simultaneously, the die a entering the female die k and cutting out a blank from the strip of material placed over the die 1:, while the punches q q pass through ablanlr in another pocket which has been moved by the rotation of the plate away from the point held in position to receive such blan finger-r a bearing of the finger r against the periphery.

where the blanks are cut, and the die 0 enters another pocket, which has been tin-ought by the rotation of the plate c over. the female forming-die p, as shown in Fig. 7, the dies 0 and p co-opeiating in molding the blank in' the pocket into which the die 0 descends.

From the foregoing it will be seen'that the strip from which the articles are made is moved forward over the female die is, and a blank is punched therefrom by each descent of the die. a, each blank being forced by the die n into the pocket (I in the rotative plateau, it soon as the blank is cut out and deposited in a pocket of the plate 0, said plate is partially rotated to bring another pocket into position under the die k, and to carry the blank already cnt. forward to a position undeuhe punches or perforators qq. Said punches are in the present instance arranged so that two steps or partial rotations of the plate a are required to move the blank from the die I: to a position under said punches. The punches descending form theholes q q in the blank, and the perforated blank is then carried forward by another partial rotation of the plate 0, to a position over the female forming-die p and under the male forming-die o. The die 0 descending acts upon the blank under it, pressing said bl ank into the die p, as shown in Fig. 7, and giving it its complete form. We prefer toplace aspring or ejector, t, in a cavity in the bed of the frame containing the diep, said spring being adapted to yield to the descending movement of the die 0, and being projected whenthe die-o rises, so that it will loosen or raise the formed blank. The next partial rotation of the plate 0 brings the formed blank in contact with a spring-finger, 1', which 'is pivoted at; to astnd aiiixcd to the frame of the machine and is pressed by aspriug, t', againstthe periphc'ry'of the plate 0. In the periphery of said plate is a series of recesses, u, corresponding innumber to the pockets d, and said recesses are so arranged that when each pocket with the formed blank has reached a point-in suitable proximity to the springrccess, u, will arrive at t-liepoint of I of the plate 0,

and will permit said iinget to be pressed bg its spring t in,tho direction indicsted by t nientof the finger r will cause it to throw ol the completed blank from the platoo, said blank falling through an opening, a, in the; frame of. the machine. A hood should be e arrow in Fig. 3. This move- Klneed'over said opening tovguido tho ejected 15 tank into the opening. Said hood is omitted in the drawings for the sake of olearness. The cross-head a and the operative parts. carried thereby are rociprocated by means of an eccentric on a horizontal shaft, b',.journaled so in the upper portion of the'frame a said eocentric being shown in dotted lines in Fig, 2. The shaft b is provided with a gear, of, meshing with the similar gear or pinion, d, on the driving-shaft a, to which power is applied by a belt or otherwise.

1* represents a slide adapted to move vertically in guides g on the frame of the ma- ;hine. To said slide is aflixed an angular arm J fixed a rock, 9, meshing with rpinion, h, on an arbor, i. jourualed in hearings on the frame of the machine. 9 I

j represents a rack, which slidesin guides in the frame of the machine underthe rotative plate 0, and hasa series of teeth at it's up-" peraide at one end meshing with the pinion and anotherseries of vertical teeth, In, near its opposite end, meshing with the pinion l','. which is placed upon the arbor b of the rota-. tive plate c, was to rotate loosely on'snid arbor. The pinion l isrovided with two dogs, m; which are p by springs against the toothed periphery of a ratchet, of, afllxed rigidly to the arbor b. 1

having a vertical portion, to which is a1- 0 At one end of the arbor a" is a bevel-pinion,

o, meshing with a similar pinion, p, which is I attached to a plate or dislti a, mounted to rotate loosely on the arbor r. to whichthe feedroll 0' isafiixed, and provided with a dog, a, gggaging with the ratchet b, aiilxed to the arr r. The continuous rotation of the arbor 1:, re-

eiprocating the cross-head 1n and the ratchet;

g aflixed thereto causes the pinion h and the,

arbori'to rock or oscillate. The pinion It is I thus caused to reciprocate the lack], the teeth Jr of which oscillate the pinion l' and cause the dogs m thereon to alternately slip upon and engage with the teeth of the ratchet n, thus rotating said ratchet and the arbor b and the rot ative plate 0 step by step.

The oscillations of the bevel-pinion of cause the bevel-pinion p and the plate a to oscillate in like manner and the dog a to alternately slip upon and engage the teeth of the ratchet bpthus rotating intermittently or step by step.

We prefer to place a loose roll, d, over the feed-roll i to press the stripg upon the serrated surface of said feed-roll, the roll if being prcferably coated with yielding material, such as rubber.

To prevent the blanks fromsticking to the the arbor 1 and fecd-rolli crimping and beveli 513, so that the d p will'bend the linear direction,

other articles which are 5o controlled by the other like articles,

6c anism, substantial 837,082 I l Q punch es or perforate rs q q,

we provide a spring clearing plate,

IQ of the plate a, and carried forward by the suceessive rotations of said plate in the-manner already described; but instead of employing the punches or perforators q q we substitute for said punches a. male die, 6, formed as 15 shown in Figs. 11 and 12, to crimp or corrugate and bevel .thev su bsequently forms, fixed bed under 'the-plate c we form a female die, Z, formedftoeo-operate with the die i in ng the edge of the blank.

edge of the blank which The male fo'rming- (shown in section in Fig. 13-and in end elev'ation in Fig. 14,)and the female forming-die p is correspondingly rounded, as shown in Fig.- escent of the dieo into the die blank into the form shown in Figs. 13 and 15. I v

It will be borne in mind'that the margin of the blank which forms ing-dies' 0 and 1), operation faeilitat of the blank by said dies 0 and p. "*""On1 invention maybe variousl from the spirit limit ourselves said plate may y modified without departing of the invention. :We do not to a rotative carrier-plate, as be arranged to move in a rectiif desired, in which case the cutting and forming dies would be arranged substantially in line with each other instead of having the concentric arrangement herein shown. The machine may be adaptedto form capable of being molded from sheets of material analogous to leather or leather-board.

The machine is provided with suitable stop motion, by which its operation can be readily attendant, ing of any well-known or suit-able construc tion.

\Ve claim as of our invention 1. In a machine for forming box-toes or the combination of the fixed female'eutting-die, the reciprocating male cut ting-die, a movable plate or carrier under said dies, having a series of pockets formed to receive the articles cut out by said dies, mechly asdeseribed, for moving said carrier progressively step by stepand holding it after each movement in position to receive a blank in one of its ockets from the punches the flange-J0 and. in the die has a rounded ,end,.

they flange is criniped- 3 and beveled before the blank'reaches the formthe crimping and be'veling mg the bending or forming "is not limited to-the details 35 ofmeehanism herein described, as said details said motion beeuttingdies, a fixed bed under the/carrier, containing a female forming-die arranged to coincide with a pocket of the carrier at each stoppage of the latter, and a reciprocating male forming-die arranged to pass through the pocket in the carrier, ej -from, and press said blan as set forth.

2. The eombina-ti k into the female die,

on of thefixed female cutwhereby a strip of material is automatically supplied to said dies, a movable plate or carrier under said dies, having a series of pockets formed to receive the articles cut outby said dies, mechanism, substantially as described, for moving .saidrearrier progressively step by step and holding it after each movement in position to receive a blank in one of its pockets from-the cutting-dies, a fixed bed ing-diearranged to the carrier at each s a reciprocating male forming'die arranged to pass through the pocket in the carrier, to eject the blank therefrom, and press the female die, asset forth, 4

3. The'eombination of the feed mechanism for moving a' strip forward step by step, the plate or carrier provided with a series of pockets, the cutting dies arranged. over said plate to cut blanks from a strip of material presented bythe feeding mechanism and to force said r blanks into the pockets of the plate, punches or perforators arranged to act on-the blanks after they cutting-dies, and forming'die's arranged to' act on the said blankafter they have been or perlbrated, as set forth.

coincide with a pocket of said blank into ect the blank thereting-die, the reciprocating malecutting-die," the intermittently-ope'rating feed mechanism,

under the carrier, containing a female fornihave beenremoved from thepunched ing series of recesses i n its periphery, the cutting, and forming dies arranged and operated substantially ,as described, and .the springfinger bearing with a yielding pressure against the periphery of the plate and caused by the notches therein to springinwardly over the plate at' intervals and remove theformed blanks therefrom, as set forth. 5. The combination of the 'havinga' series of pockets, the cutting-dies, be male erimpingjie 6-", the female crim I die Z", and the fort ng-dies 0 and 1;, substantially as set forth. I Y a In testimony whereofwe have signed our names to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing vcmber, 188.).

JOl IN II. RIEDELL. LEMUEL W. LlTClL. Witnesses: 4

(.l. 1*. BROWN,

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